Cabernel Lakes Fishing in Lorne, Manitoba

• Overview

  Out in Lorne, Manitoba, sits Cabernel Lakes. The bank gives way to pine and birch. Surface area is around 45 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. Around 3.0 km of margin, front to back. Some 55 km away sits Carberry, the nearest settlement. Beyond it, Killarney at 63 km and Shilo at 65 km. Others worth noting: Lake Seven at 1.6 km, De Vos Lake after 2.4 km, Simoens Lake at 3.6 km, Hutlets Lake after 3.8 km and Stevens Lake at 3.9 km. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Cabernel Lakes

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. The near bank of Cabernel Lakes is often the one people ignore. Carberry lies southeast from the bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -18°C in January up to 19°C in July. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around late April. Open water usually runs from late April until about mid November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. The season on Cabernel Lakes rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. Mapped as intermittent, it fills after rain and shrinks between. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Should this one be busy, Lake Seven is 1.6 km off. Check the position at Cabernel Lakes before loading the car.